Children’s Business Support Assistant

Stoke-on-Trent City Council; Sandford Hill; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is seeking an experienced administrator to provide Management Team Support within the Supporting Families Service. The role involves coordinating with senior managers, maintaining records, and assisting with day-to-day service delivery.

The position requires strong organisational and interpersonal skills, the ability to work to deadlines, and a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare. This is a fixed-term post until 31/03/2026.

Qualifications

• Experience taking minutes for external and internal meetings.
• Experience working with Senior Managers.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Provide Management Team Support for the Supporting Families Service.
• Take minutes for meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Assist safeguarding-related processes and DBS checks as required.

Job description

• Directorate: Children and Families
• Section: Supporting Families
• Location: Peripatetic
• Grade: Level 5
• Salary: £25,584 - £27,711
• Hours: 37 hours

This advert is open to both Internal and External applicants.

This is a Fixed Term post until 31/03/2026

Would you like a role assisting the co-ordination of support for families across the city?

Are you organised, friendly, able to work to prioritise tasks and work to deadlines?

If so, we would love to hear from you. The Supporting Families Service, based within Family Hubs is looking to recruit an experienced administrator to provide Management Team Support.

We are looking for someone who is comfortable taking minutes for external and internal meetings, experience in working with Senior Managers and has excellent interpersonal skills.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Please note that if an employee who is currently at risk of redundancy within the organisation applies for this vacancy their application will receive priority. If this happens you will be advised accordingly.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

Stoke-on-Trent City Council values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this – we therefore encourage applications from all sections of our community. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees – a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed together.